Mu Sochua’s immunity bid rejected

SRP MP Mu Sochua

April 19, 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

NATIONAL Assembly President Heng Samrin has rejected a request for the restoration of immunity for Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Mu Sochua, who was stripped of her immunity in 2009 in connection with a now-resolved legal dispute with Prime Minister Hun Sen.

In response to a letter sent by a group of 17 SRP parliamentarians earlier this month, Heng Samrin said that according to the Kingdom’s criminal procedure code, the assembly needed to wait for permission from the Ministry of Justice before restoring Mu Sochua’s immunity.

This permission, he said, could only come one year after Mu Sochua finished repaying the fine levied in her case, or as early as September this year.

Mu Sochua’s Parliamentary Immunity to be Restored at the end of 2011 Only: CPP Mu Sochua’s Parliamentary Immunity to be Restored at the end of 2011 Only: CPP decision

04 April 2011
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Soch

Yesterday, SRP MP Mu Sochua said that the NatAss (National Assembly) should return her immunity back. She said that she already paid off her fine and the NatAss did not provide her immunity back yet. CPP MP Cheam Yeap replied that Mrs. Mu Sochua will receive her immunity back at the end of 2011. Cheam Yeap said that the problem that Mrs. Mu Sochua did not receive her immunity immediately was because she was involved in an illegal case, and according to the law, she must wait 1 year after her sentencing date before she can receive her immunity back (sic! sic! sic!)

SRP MPs request Heng Samrin to install Mu Sochua immunity

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